[cmaikai]

Hey everyone,

Have had my Scrambler for a week now. It's a lot of fun! Can't wait to start customizing this thing.

 

[Brantman1]

Congrats! It's a great bike to get around this crazy city on! I've had mine for almost two now. The suspension is a little rough on these terrible LA roads but it's a blast to commute on. What kind of mileage have you been getting in the city so far?

 

[cmaikai]

Yeah. I've hurt my bum on a few bumps already. I've only done one fuel up, but I calcuted about 42 mpg on 91 octane.

 

[Brantman1]

Hmm, I've gone through three tanks and I calculated this last one at 33mpg on 91 octane. That's way below what everyone else is posting, I was thinking maybe just because I was in LA traffic but there's no way it would affect it that much, and it sounds like you're getting about what everyone else is.

 

[outofthebox]

Fuel consumption typically improves after break in is complete/1st oil change.

Also, the sticker on the Scrambler tank says 'minimum RON95 fuel' (because it's a European bike). Using a lower RON fuel will decrease mileage slightly.

Fill her up with at least a RON 91 with additives, like Shell V Power etc.

The other culprits could be - a 'rev happy riding style', low tire pressures, low engine oil, a dry chain, brake pads etc.

It wouldn't harm to bring up this issue at your first service and get everything checked properly. 33mpg sounds like an unusually low number.

edit: just realised there is already an entire thread on this topic:
http://www.ducatiscramblerforum.com/forum/ducati-scrambler-general-discussion/10058-mpg-us.html

 

[Brantman1]

Fuel consumption typically improves after break in is complete/1st oil change.

Also, the sticker on the Scrambler tank says 'minimum RON95 fuel' (because it's a European bike). Using a lower RON fuel will decrease mileage slightly.

Fill her up with at least a RON 91 with additives, like Shell V Power etc.

The other culprits could be - a 'rev happy riding style', low tire pressures, low engine oil, a dry chain, brake pads etc.

It wouldn't harm to bring up this issue at your first service and get everything checked properly. 33mpg sounds like an unusually low number.

edit: just realised there is already an entire thread on this topic:
http://www.ducatiscramblerforum.com/forum/ducati-scrambler-general-discussion/10058-mpg-us.html

Yeah that other thread is mine, no worries. The octane issue shouldn't be a problem. In Europe they use the RON system to find an octane number. In the US we use a different equation (RON+MON/2) to find our posted octane number. When you do the conversion 95 RON (Europe) equals about 90-91 in US gas, so I don't think additives will make a difference.

And I definitely ride like a grandmother, at least while I'm breaking it in. I'm about halfway to my first service, I'll definitely bring it up then.